Approaches to History
This approach to history re-reads history through a woman's perspective.
Feminist History
The Industrial Revolution began in this decade.
~1760s
In the French regime, this group was known as the First Estate.
The Clergy/Church
Wordsworth, Blake, Delacroix
Romanticism
This pseudoscience, based on the works of Charles Darwin, justified domination over "weaker" races.
Social Darwinism
A form of history which upholds a country's myths and ethnic identities.
Nationalist Historiography
This group of textile workers opposed industrialization and destroyed looms.
Luddites
A successful slave uprising against French colonial rule.
Haitian Revolution
Bakunin, Kropotkin, Malatesta
Anarchism
This monarch privately owned the Congo Free State, and directly oversaw many atrocities in this territory
King Leopold II of Belgium
This historical lens examines the aftermath of Western colonialism, and reclaims the agency of people subordinated under imperialism.
Postcolonialism
The Great Stink
Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety's rule and influence is referred to as:
The Reign of Terror
Blanc, Marx, Engels
Socialism / Communism
Following this period of invasion, occupation and colonization of Africa, only two countries (Ethiopia and Liberia) remained independent from European control.
The Scramble for Africa
An outdated approach to history argues that individual historical figures are the main causes of historical events.
Great Man Theory
The Industrial Revolution began in this country.
Great Britain/UK
This rebellion was led by Metis leader Louis Riel.
Red River Rebellion
Wollstonecraft, Mill
Feminism
This war began following China attempting to limit British trade and importation of illegal drugs.
The Opium War
He argued that history is driven by material conditions and struggles between classes.
Karl Marx
True or False: Boys and girls were employed by factories as young as the age of four.
True
This conflict between the Qing Dynasty and the Taiping Kingdom was the bloodiest civil war in history.
Taiping Rebellion
Burke, Metternich
Conservatism
This country justified it's imperialist expansion as a counter against Western encroachment in Asia.
Japan